The Search Term Challenge includes tools and strategies to help your students take their search terms to the next level. The activities are presented as daily “challenges” that participants might accomplish either in class or as homework over the course of one week. Alternatively, some or all of the tasks that follow can be assigned […]
Activity Type: In-Class Exercise
Idea Generation Exercise
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Iterating Research Topics
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Make a Calendar
Grid out the semester by making a semester-long plan. Steps Considerations
Group Discussion
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Thinking Critically About Google
Using 2 excerpts from articles about Google search results, students are encouraged to think about the differences between Google and library databases and how they may impact the research process. Steps Considerations
Tour of Google Results
Steps Have students search a word or phrase of your choosing in Google. Give them 3 minutes to look at the results page without clicking through to anything. Ask them to notice as many different kinds of content as they can, ask them how many different things they can do there. Considerations
Student Database Presentation
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Look But Don’t Touch
This in class activity helps students slow down and notice the range of information and search tools in a database. Steps Considerations
Games
Considerations You can also set up an appointment with Mike Davidson to discuss building your own quest set using Google Forms.